The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

to Protect Augusta from Floods An
Inoffensive Old Negro Shot Dead at a
Turpentine Still in Wayne County.
GEORGIA
Sellers of liquor on Sunday are being
prosecuted in Augusta.
A barbecue will be given by the citizens
of Wayne county at Jesup Aug. 20.
Edie Powell, a negress, of Cochran, used
oil in starting fire Monday An explosion
followed and the woman was burned to
death.
The house where Gen. Lafayette was en-
tertained when in Augusta is now owned
and occupied by William C. Sibley, PreSi-
dent of the Sibley & Langley mills.
Nothing definite has been heard from the
rice fields of the Altamaha. but the prospects
are that much damage will be done The
freshet is very high and the crop in its very
worst stage to take it.
One of Clinton Smiths little boys was
accidentally shot in the side, by an older
brother, at Brunswick Saturday. The wound
is considered quite serious. 1t was another
case of didn't-know-it-w as-loaded.
Trouble occurred near Pleasant Grove
church, near Newton Factory, on Tuesday
last in which it is stated that some pretty
lively 'hair-pulling" took place between a
number of ladies who had met on that occa-
sion.
At Milledgeville, Saturday, Butts jackson
(colored was drowned in the Oconee river.
He came to town to buy his rations, and as
the bridge was washed away by the floods
he was compelled to cross In boat, which
was capsized by running against the bridge
pier.
Comptroller Wright received Monday the
tax digests from the following counties:
Sumter county returns S., 706, 165, an in
crease of $3.50, AS; Walker county returns
$2,034, 300, an increase of ST., 39S Taylor
county returns $500, 493, decrease of Sl4,-
403. There remain but very few counties
whose returns are yet to be received.
At Rome Capt. John J. Seay is building
a new steamboat for Oostanaula river. 1t
will be completed within thirty days. Bust
ness on White Star line steamers is very
brisk. Capt. Seay VIII light all his boats
with electric lights The Rome railroad
will run a track down to the steamboat
wharf, which will greatly facilitate trans
portation.
At Macon Sunday night, at Mulberry
Street Methodist church, the various Metho-
dist churches in Macon met in honor of the
Rev. w. B. Burke, who leaves for mission
airy work in China in few days The meet
ing was one of unusual interest, the occasion
being one that is rather rare in Macon
Prayers were sent up for the safety of the
young missionary, and for divine guidance
and instruction in his behalf
The Augusta Chronicle is agitating the
building of a levee TO protect the city from
floods. One plan is to build large levee or
dyke along the river bank, beginning at
some point above the Sibley mill. 1t would
extend down until Hawks gully was
reached and then turn into Broad street
The levee would then turn to the river again,
and continue on down indefinitely, until the
banks reached height sufficient to with.
stand thiIty-eight feet rise.
Mrs Moore, the widow of James Moore.
who was hanged at Macon last August. has
entered suit against Sheriff Westcott for
the recovery of damages to the amount of
$4,000 She bases her claim on the ground
that it was by the gross carelessness and
negligence of the Sheriff and officers that
Moore was mobbed. A prominent attorney,
when Mrs. Moore first decided to enter suit,
seemed TO think the case poor one. The
present attorney, however, will push the
case vigorously.
The street car stables at Augusta were the
scene of much excitement Monday. A mad
dog entered the enclosure and dashed about,
with a wild look in his eye and his mouth
flowing with foam. 1t was a scary time,
but the men were determined and kept him
from getting to the horses He managed to
bite several small yard dogs kept at the
e'<lDlrS, HONeFeT, DeIOle ne was killed. Inc
dogs that were bitten were also killed later
on, to guard against possible danger, as the
first animal was certainly suffering with
well-developed case of hydrophobia.
1t is rumored that the Governor has in
preparation an address that he proposes 10
make TO the people of Georgia within the
next ten days in regard to the approaching
constitutional centennial celebration at
Philadelphia in September The twelve
other. original Statoc will boua mn ,r,tRonuA
military and civic representations, and Gov
Gordon, jealous always of the honor and
good name of the State, is especially anx-
ious that the Empire State Of the South
should have magnificent, or at least a
credltaole representation on that occasion.
While the address has not been made public,
nor its contents ntimated to any one about
the executive office, it is generally under
stood that the people OF Georgia will be
asked to exert themselves in the matter
and, If possible, send large delegation to
the City of Brotherly Love-
John Anderson, who works at Mill No. 2
OF the Bibb Manufacturing Company, at
Macon, has wonderful record He began
work in the mill when he was a boy, which
was about the year. 1884, and has been work
ing at the same mill ever since even during
the war. He has been trading with George
X. Barker, the grocer, buying his groceries
from him regularly every month for the
past thirty years He has never been the
least under the influence of whisky and
neither chews nor smokes He has seven
living children, and has had the same wash
erwoman for twenty. five years. He is the
second boss in the card room, and has held
that position for twenty years For the
past ten years he has worked in the mill
during the week, and watched the mill on
Sundays. In that length of time he has not
lost more than six or eight Sundays as
Waterman.
A convict at Cole City, Dade county,
wrote the following letter to Gov. Gordon,
which has been received: "Gov. Gordon,
Dear Sir, as / am in prison and my sentence
is life, therefore ask and assistance IL there
is any possible chance for me. NY charge
was arson. / was tried and convicted In
Cedartown, Polk county, Ga, and have
been here nearly years and was sentenced
for three years, and as there was conspiracy
against me, and as ] am an innocent pris-
oner, have taken the responsibility upon
myself to ask relief Of some kind from
you. Hoping to hear from this urging billa-
doc at your earliest convenience. Your
humble servant, Elijah Young A post
cript TO the letter states that Elijah was sent
up for life from Polk county for an attempt
to burn the Polk county Jail in trying TO
make his escape. The Governor is getting
90 havo quite a correspondence with the
convicts, as he has during the past few
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